Recognised as Colour

#9EC957

#9EC957
Green
Dark
Nearest: Yellow green

#9EC957 is a green with RGB values 158, 201, 87 and HSL 83°, 51%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

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HEX#9EC957

RGBrgb(158, 201, 87)

RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.7882, 0.3412

RGB percentages62%, 78.8%, 34.1%

HSLhsl(82.6, 51.4%, 56.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(82.6, 56.7%, 78.8%)

CMYK21.4%, 0%, 56.7%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,406,231

CSS custom property--colour: #9EC957;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49731WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness179 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.95:1

Contrast with white1.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8

Inverted#6136A8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D2BD4Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#CCBA5Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27 from the original

Tritanopia#A3C1B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.92:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 16.3 Olivedrab · ΔE 21.7 Light green · ΔE 23 Pale green · ΔE 25.5 Dark khaki · ΔE 26.3 Khaki · ΔE 27.9

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 16.29, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#8257C9

Analogous#C9BB57, #65C957

Triadic#579EC9, #C9579E

Split complementary#5765C9, #BB57C9

Tetradic#57C9BB, #8257C9, #C95765

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F7FBF1

Lighter +30%#E1EECB

Lighter +20%#CBE2A4

Lighter +10%#B4D57E

Darker −10%#85B33A

Darker −20%#698D2D

Darker −30%#4C6621

Darker −40%#2F4014

More saturated +25%#A5E53B

Less saturated −25%#97AD73

Channel breakdown

R158

G201

B87

Red158 (62%)

Green201 (78.8%)

Blue87 (34.1%)

Hue82.63°

Saturation (HSL)51.35%

Lightness56.47%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 9E · G C9 · B 57

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